{"id":228916,"date":"2026-06-26T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/228916\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T16:35:07","slug":"south-side-street-fest-will-return-this-weekend-after-successful-first-night-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/228916\/","title":{"rendered":"South Side Street Fest will return this weekend after successful first night \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Building on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/first-night-pittsburghs-new-south-side-street-fest-kicks-off\/I52SUJRKRNAMJATSOJDT544DLM\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/first-night-pittsburghs-new-south-side-street-fest-kicks-off\/I52SUJRKRNAMJATSOJDT544DLM\/\">the success of its opening night<\/a>, the South Side Street Fest will return on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The South Side Street Fest launched on June 20, transforming Pittsburgh\u2019s East Carson Street into a pedestrian-friendly destination that attracted more than 3,000 guests.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The six-block corridor between 12th and 18th Streets was closed to vehicles, creating spaces for outdoor dining, local vendors, entertainment and community gathering. The debut event included Keystone Mini Golf, live music, complimentary drink vouchers and interactive activities for visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This Friday and Saturday, events are scheduled from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on both evenings. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to enter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Entry to the event footprint requires passing through designated security checkpoints. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This weekend\u2019s festivities will feature Keystone Mini Golf, The Carson Game Zone, live entertainment, interactive photo stations, beer and cocktail gardens and local vendors. Magician Felix Riba is scheduled to perform on Saturday evening. Attendees will also have opportunities to dine and drink with participating restaurants and bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Organizers emphasized that the event is designed to bring people together face-to-face, encouraging personal connections among residents, visitors, business owners and friends. This approach is intended to build stronger neighborhoods and a more connected community. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">For event schedules, vendor information, participating businesses and sponsorship opportunities, the public can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/SouthSideStreetFest.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/SouthSideStreetFest.com\">the event website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Building on the success of its opening night, the South Side Street Fest will return on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228917,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[1706,20423,1515,4327,25763,13832,7865,73,75,74,7063,4602,90284],"class_list":["post-228916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-bar","tag-drinks","tag-food","tag-friday","tag-games","tag-june","tag-music","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-saturday","tag-south-side","tag-south-side-street-fest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}